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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Galeocerdo cuvier

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Carcharhiniformes

Family

Galeocerdonidae

Genus

Galeocerdo

Species

Galeocerdo cuvier

Elasmobranchii🥩 Carnivore

Tiger shark

Galeocerdo cuvier (Tiger shark · イタチザメ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NT (Near Threatened)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

6~7.5m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

385~862kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Shallow nearshore waters of temperate to tropical seas (depths of 2.5–145 m), including estuaries, harbors, and inside coral atolls

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum total length of 7.5 m is more than one and a half passenger cars (about 4.5 m each) (Comparison).
💡 The upper end of its weight range in ADW, 862 kg, is slightly over half the weight of a passenger car (about 1.5 tons) (Comparison).
💡 Because it is strong and leaps when hooked, it is a popular game fish usually caught and released for sport (Animal Diversity Web).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)67

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#뱀상어#Galeocerdo cuvier

📖 1. Overview

The Tiger shark is one of the largest carnivores in the ocean, living along shallow coasts, estuaries, and around atolls in warm seas. Juveniles have tiger-like stripes that fade as they grow.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It has a wedge-shaped head and a blunt nose, with a blue or green back and a pale yellow or white belly. Its serrated teeth can tear flesh and crack right through sea turtle shells and bones.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It feeds on mollusks, birds, snakes, crustaceans, sea turtles, and dugongs, and also scavenges dead or injured whales. It is an ambush hunter that uses its coloration for camouflage as it approaches prey, and does not pursue prey at length if it flees.